DATE: September 26, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Blake Konczal, Executive Director, Workforce Development Board
SUBJECT: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Mandated Partner Phase II Memorandum of Understanding Template
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Phase II Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template.
2. Authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO) to execute specific Phase II MOUs as they complete negotiation and are presented to the CAO's office.
REPORT
The first recommended action will allow the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) to negotiate MOUs with each of the mandated partners, as required by the WIOA. These Phase II MOUs are required to be in place no later than January 1, 2018. The Phase II MOUs will be appended to the Phase I MOUs executed in 2016. The second recommended action will allow the County Administrative Officer to execute Phase II MOUs that do not involve County departments. Phase II MOUs involving County departments will be brought before your Board individually for approvals as directed by your Board on February 2, 2016.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no alternative action. If a Phase II MOU is not executed with each mandated partner by January 1, 2018, Fresno County will be out of compliance with WIOA requirements and could lose funding for WIOA activities that benefit the residents of Fresno County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in net County cost associated with the Recommended Action. The FRWDB is 100% funded by non-County sources. These have their origin primarily with the United States Department of Labor, being supplemented by other federal and State of California grants.
DISCUSSION:
The United States Congress passed the WIOA (the "Act"), as an enhancement to the previous Workforce Investment Act. The Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 22, 2014, and the law took eff...
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